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EPW ranking member James Inhofe and Chairman Barbara Boxer

Climate Change Debate Heats Up

October 13, 2009

This time it’s for keeps.
Unlike last year, when the dress-rehearsal debate on global warming sputtered to a halt on the Senate floor without a single amendment vote, both sides are prepping for a fight with full knowledge that the chamber could actually pass a bill limiting greenhouse gas emissions.

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Lobbyists Tread Over Partisan Minefield

October 13, 2009

While the health care issue may be dominating Capitol Hill, it’s all about climate change in the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.

Klobuchar Applies Life’s Lessons on Subcommittee

October 13, 2009

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) was an attorney in private practice in 1995 when her insurance company forced her to leave the hospital one day after giving birth to her daughter.
“She was very sick, she couldn’t swallow and I was kicked out of the hospital at 24 hours with no sleep and thinking she was going to die,” Klobuchar recalled in an interview last week.

Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Through the Ages

October 13, 2009

The following is a look back at the history of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.

Lots of Wiggle Room in Senate's Climate Bill

Cuts Add Urgency to Highway Bill

Senate May Consider Limits on Climate Change Regulation in Spending Bill

Boxer Eyeing Price Caps on Carbon Pollution Credits in Cap-and-Trade Bill

More From Committee Insider

Check out earlier editions of Committee Insider, which examines the key panels and the issues they face in the 111th Congress.


	House Appropriations Committee Sept. 8, 2009 As the clock ticks on fiscal 2009, how Congress moves the appropriations ball across the goal line before the start of the new fiscal year is anybody’s guess.

	Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee July 6, 2009 With sweeping proposals to reform the nation’s troubled health care system expected to be the top order of Congressional business for many weeks to come, the Senate HELP Committee is ground zero for many of the debates.

	Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee June 1, 2009 Led by Chairman Jeff Bingaman and ranking member Lisa Murkowski, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee has spent the last few months charting the future of the nation’s energy policy.

	House Armed Services Committee May 11, 2009 Chairman Ike Skelton leads his panel on a jam-packed agenda that includes Iraq, Afghanistan-Pakistan issues and the Pentagon's acquisition process.

	Senate Finance Committee April 6, 2009 April's edition focuses on the Senate Finance Committee's upcoming legislative priorities: health care, energy and tax reform.

	House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee March 2, 2009 Chairman James Oberstar's (D-Minn.) committee plans to address FAA and transportation reauthorization bills in the 111th Congress.

	House Energy and Commerce Committee Feb. 2, 2009 Chairman Henry Waxman's (D-Calif.) committee could address one of the most aggressive agendas in the 111th Congress, one that includes global warming, energy policy and health care reform.

Grover: U.S. Teaching Hospitals Need Federal Support

Chun: Cyber Attacks Demand Strong Public-Private Response

Nov. 6, 12:35 p.m.

The federal government is increasingly taking a leadership role in improving the nation’s cybersecurity. But, with a threat that is quickly growing and more sophisticated each day, it’s clear that the government — for all of its good intentions — cannot win this battle without a robust commitment from technology companies. Read Full Article